Otto Götze

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
132 papers, 6.4k citations indexed

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Otto Götze is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Hematology. According to data from OpenAlex, Otto Götze has authored 132 papers receiving a total of 6.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Immunology, 46 papers in Molecular Biology and 30 papers in Hematology. Recurrent topics in Otto Götze's work include Complement system in diseases (77 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (21 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (18 papers). Otto Götze is often cited by papers focused on Complement system in diseases (77 papers), Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research (21 papers) and Blood groups and transfusion (18 papers). Otto Götze collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and United Kingdom. Otto Götze's co-authors include Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard, Martin Oppermann, Jörg Zwirner, R G Medicus, Thomas Werfel, Kurt Jungermann, Henrike L. Schieferdecker, Alexander Kapp, Matthias B. Schulze and B. Paul Morgan and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Otto Götze

131 papers receiving 5.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

THE C3-ACTIVATOR SYSTEM: AN ALTERNATE PATHWAY OF COMPLEMENT ACTIVATION

1971 708 citations Otto Götze, Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard The Journal of Experimental Medicine profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Otto Götze Germany	46	4.2k	1.4k	1.3k	923	699	132	6.4k
P. J. Lachmann United Kingdom	50	4.6k 1.1×	1.9k 1.3×	1.6k 1.3×	1.0k 1.1×	940 1.3×	201	8.0k
Irma Gigli United States	40	3.1k 0.7×	1.6k 1.1×	1.2k 0.9×	1.4k 1.5×	559 0.8×	131	5.9k
Wilhelm Schwaeble United Kingdom	53	5.8k 1.4×	1.4k 0.9×	1.4k 1.1×	718 0.8×	481 0.7×	157	8.0k
Francesco Tedesco Italy	53	5.4k 1.3×	1.9k 1.3×	1.4k 1.1×	1000 1.1×	403 0.6×	190	9.3k
Berhane Ghebrehiwet United States	51	4.7k 1.1×	2.1k 1.5×	1.9k 1.5×	2.1k 2.2×	644 0.9×	200	8.6k
Lise Halbwachs‐Mecarelli France	33	2.9k 0.7×	914 0.6×	1.2k 1.0×	450 0.5×	494 0.7×	75	5.1k
Alan D. Schreiber United States	50	2.9k 0.7×	1.7k 1.2×	2.7k 2.1×	566 0.6×	1.1k 1.6×	140	8.4k
L Aarden Netherlands	47	4.1k 1.0×	1.2k 0.9×	1.8k 1.4×	619 0.7×	524 0.7×	104	8.3k
K.B.M. Reid United Kingdom	45	3.6k 0.9×	1.6k 1.1×	2.6k 2.1×	999 1.1×	1.4k 2.0×	104	8.3k
Russell P. Rother United States	34	4.7k 1.1×	2.4k 1.6×	989 0.8×	2.0k 2.2×	658 0.9×	72	7.9k

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Mack, C., Kurt Jungermann, Otto Götze, & Henrike L. Schieferdecker. (2001). Anaphylatoxin C5a Actions in Rat Liver: Synergistic Enhancement by C5a of Lipopolysaccharide-Dependent α2-Macroglobulin Gene Expression in Hepatocytes Via IL-6 Release from Kupffer Cells. The Journal of Immunology. 167(7). 3972–3979. 33 indexed citations

Schlaf, Gerald, et al.. (2001). Complement Factor I Is Upregulated in Rat Hepatocytes by Interleukin-6 But Not by Interferon-γ , Interleukin-1β or Tumor Necrosis Factor-α. Biological Chemistry. 382(7). 1089–94. 6 indexed citations

Schieferdecker, Henrike L., et al.. (2000). Induction of Functional Anaphylatoxin C5a Receptors on Hepatocytes by In Vivo Treatment of Rats with IL-6. The Journal of Immunology. 164(10). 5453–5458. 36 indexed citations

Schlaf, Gerald, Ellen Rothermel, Martin Oppermann, et al.. (1999). Rat complement factor I: molecular cloning, sequencing and expression in tissues and isolated cells. Immunology. 98(3). 464–474. 24 indexed citations

Zahn, Stefan, et al.. (1997). Chemoattractant receptors for interleukin‐8 and C5a: expression on peripheral blood leukocytes and differential regulation on HL‐60 and AML‐193 cells by vitamin D₃ and all‐trans rètinoic acid. European Journal of Immunology. 27(4). 935–940. 28 indexed citations

Zwirner, Jörg, G. Dobos, & Otto Götze. (1995). A novel ELISA for the assessment of classical pathway of complement activation in vivo by measurement of C4-C3 complexes. Journal of Immunological Methods. 186(1). 55–63. 7 indexed citations

Mollnes, Tom Eirik, Heinz Redl, Kolbjørn Högåsen, et al.. (1993). Complement activation in septic baboons detected by neoepitope-specific assays for C3b/iC3b/C3c, C5a and the terminal C5b-9 complement complex (TCC). Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 91(2). 295–300. 86 indexed citations

Oppermann, Martin, et al.. (1993). Probing the human receptor for C5a anaphylatoxin with site-directed antibodies. Identification of a potential ligand binding site on the NH2-terminal domain.. The Journal of Immunology. 151(7). 3785–3794. 75 indexed citations

Witte, Torsten, J. Engelbert Gessner, Otto Götze, H. Deicher, & Reinhold Schmidt. (1992). [Complement receptor 3 deficiency in systematic lupus erythematosus].. PubMed. 20(2). 60–1. 2 indexed citations

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Würzner, Reinhard, et al.. (1991). C7*N is a hypomorphic allele of the human complement c7 M/N protein polymorphism.. PubMed. 8(3). 177–83. 6 indexed citations

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Mollnes, Tom Eirik, Vibeke Videm, Otto Götze, M Harboe, & Martin Oppermann. (1991). Formation of C5a during cardiopulmonary bypass: Inhibition by precoating with heparin. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 52(1). 92–97. 73 indexed citations

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Würzner, Reinhard, et al.. (1990). C7*9, a New Frequent C7 Allele Detected by an Allotype-Specific Monoclonal Antibody. PubMed. 7(4-6). 290–297. 23 indexed citations

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Oppermann, Martin, et al.. (1988). Complement activation in patients with renal failure as detected through the quantitation of fragments of the complement proteins C3, C5, and factor B. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 66(18). 857–864. 20 indexed citations

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Medicus, R G, Otto Götze, & Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard. (1976). Alternative pathway of complement: recruitment of precursor properdin by the labile C3/C5 convertase and the potentiation of the pathway.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 144(4). 1076–1093. 166 indexed citations

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Götze, Otto & Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard. (1976). The Alternative Pathway of Complement Activation. Advances in immunology. 24. 1–35. 138 indexed citations

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Schreiber, Robert D., Otto Götze, & Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard. (1976). Alternative pathway of complement: demonstration and characterization of initiating factor and its properdin-independent function.. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 144(4). 1062–1075. 52 indexed citations

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Border, Wayne A., Curtis B. Wilson, & Otto Götze. (1976). Nephritic factor: Description of a new quantitative assay and findings in glomerulonephritis. Kidney International. 10(4). 311–318. 19 indexed citations

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Vallota, Enrique H., Otto Götze, Hans L. Spiegelberg, et al.. (1974). A SERUM FACTOR IN CHRONIC HYPOCOMPLEMENTEMIC NEPHRITIS DISTINCT FROM IMMUNOGLOBULINS AND ACTIVATING THE ALTERNATE PATHWAY OF COMPLEMENT. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 139(5). 1249–1261. 75 indexed citations

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Götze, Otto & Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard. (1971). Isolation of the Precursor and the Active Form of the C3 Activator from Human Serum. The Journal of Immunology. 107(1). 313–314. 6 indexed citations

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Götze, Otto & Hans J. Müller‐Eberhard. (1970). LYSIS OF ERYTHROCYTES BY COMPLEMENT IN THE ABSENCE OF ANTIBODY. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 132(5). 898–915. 142 indexed citations

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